Aled Jones’ stunning daughter Emilia wows at Oscars as Coda wins Best Picture – making her a Hollywood star overnight

SONGS of Praise star Aled Jones is now the proud father of an Oscar winner – after daughter Emilia’s film CODA won Best Picture.

The 20-year-old Welsh actress became a Hollywood star overnight after making her debut at the glitzy awards ceremony.

RexEmilia Jones at the Oscars[/caption]

AlamyThe 20-year-old stunned on the red carpet[/caption]

REXEmilia’s dad is none other than Welsh singer Aled Jones[/caption]

She was named as the “next big thing” by fashion bible Vogue before landing the main award last night.

AppleTV+ film CODA made history as it became the first ever movie from a streaming service to win the highest honour.

She played lead role Ruby, the sole hearing member of a deaf family and adaptation of the novel La Famille Bélier.

Emilia learnt American Sign Language (ASL) and an American accent for her meaty role, which earned her the Verified Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Onscreen performance. 

She made her professional stage debut in the musical Shrek at the age of eight alongside Amanda Holden.

Now a decade on, the teen bagged breakthrough performer at the Gotham Awards for her turn in Indie hit CODA.

Last month, the Welsh singer – who rose to fame with his festive cover of Walking In The Air – discussed his famous daughter during an appearance on ITV’s This Morning last month.

During the interview, the father-of-two briefly mentioned his daughter Emilia – noting that she had been working as an actress.

While Aled has worked in TV since his choir boy days, presenting ITV’s Daybreak with Lorraine Kelly and Kate Garraway, fans may not know about his daughter.

But the young star has in fact already featured in plenty of popular programmes, including Netflix’s hit drama Locke and Key.

Emilia plays lead character Kinsey Locke in the show – which follows three siblings looking into the horrific murder of their parents on their ancestral estate.

Emilia has also had roles in Incident in a Ghostland, Brimstone, and a cameo role in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.

Her impressive repertoire also extends to modelling, having posed for the cover shoot on a number of magazines including The Hollywood Reporter and Foxes.

She recently sat at a roundtable of famous actresses including Spencer star Kristen Stewart, Jessica Chastain and Jennifer Hudson.

While dad Aled remains in the UK, Emilia is often seen living and working in the USA – posing for photographs in New York and Los Angeles.

It appears the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree as Aled is also frequently seen on screen, having found his feet as a TV presenter after his choir days.

Aled shot to fame in 1985 for his version of Walking in the Air, the song behind Channel 4’s Christmas short film The Snowman.

InstagramEmilia has been dubbed ‘2022’s Breakout Star to Watch’ by Vogue[/caption]

InstagramEmilia posts glam snaps on her social media[/caption]